Thank You, Mai!

2 days ago I got a package in the mail that Mai had sent me full of goodies and stuff! There was LOTS of candy.,Seventeen Magazine in Japanese, a ipod speaker that is a lego (Personal fave),and some notes from some of my friends. I am planning to get a package full of goodies to her on Friday. Thank You so much Mai!

Coming soon!

As you know, I talk about Mai a lot! I have said this before that talk almost everyday! We have both told each other some things that we went from either Japan or the US. Mai asked me to send her Skittles, Starbursts, Orange Tic Tacs, and Trident Strawberry fusion gum (Which I haven't bought yet, because I can't find it in the stores yet. I am hoping they haven't discontinued it.), I would get another thing to surprise her. I know what she is sending me but I am not going to tell you until I get it! I am so grateful for my friends in Japan. If you don't have friends that are from a different country you don't know what I am talking about... But I encourage you if you have the opportunity to, to make friends from different countries. It is one of the best experience I have ever had.

Skype

I absolutely LOVE skype. If you don't know what skype is it is a program you can download on to your computer and call people on the internet! The reason I got this in the first place was for church so our youth group can have meetings that way. I thought is was really cool so I told my friend, Mai, who lives in Japan about it and so she downloaded it and we had a coversation! Her computer had a webcam and my computer didn't. So I got to see her but she couldn't see me:( So she told me I better get a webcam. Of coarse by now my mom is right at the computer because this was so cool that I was talking to Mai! So the next day (Today) I went to get a webcam! Now she can see my face! It is awesome talking to you, Mai!

This is a picture of me on the webcam!

Off to Japan

(Sakura and I last year)

Tomorrow I am leaving with my mom and 9 other teenagers to go to Japan! I am VERY exitied! The longest flight is 13 hours long. I don't think I will be able to sleep tonight! I will be there for 10 days. We will be visiting the schools, camping(not like american camping), shopping!, And of coarse Mt. Fuji. I think my host will be taking me to the Japanese Disney World. I heard they have some of the most extreme rollar costers in the world! I don't know if I will be able to update you when I am there. If I can I will! I can't wait to see you again, Sakura and Mai!

CIY

This post is just for you Mai! Just joking. Mai keeps reminding me that I need to take the time and post pictures from this weekend. I went to a youth retreat and it was so much fun. We did a lot of fun stuff. You can read more about it in a new blog I started. My Prayer Journal. Sorry about the pictures that are sideways. It would not let me turn the pictures.